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Category Archives: General Health

Does Plant-Based Mean Healthy?

If you see the words “plant-based” and think “healthy,” you are certainly not alone. Plant-based diets can offer several health benefits, including reduced risk for type-2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and more. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that plant-based foods are healthful. Here’s what I mean. Edible plant foods in their whole form—fruit like apples ...click here to read more

The Dangers of Taking Antibiotics without Prescription and Natural Ways to Build a Healthy Immune System

Antibiotics have saved a lot of lives. They are a useful invention that can offer serious health benefits when required. But they are not required often, and taking them without a prescription can harm your health and well-being. A review of 31 studies, recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that many Americans ...click here to read more

Plants Can Help You Breathe a Little Easier

You may not often think about air pollution in your home if you live outside of an urban or suburban area. But toxins from dust, home appliances, finishes, cleaning products, and more can all be introduced into your homes’ atmosphere. Some examples include ammonia, carbon monoxide, benzene, trichloroethylene, xylene, toluene, and formaldehyde. That list can ...click here to read more

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Foods to Quell—or Stimulate—Joint Pain

You might not think your food choices have much of an impact on joint health—but they do—big time. The foods you choose can be a significant influence on whether your joints limit your livelihood with severe pain or allow you to get out and enjoy life. Food influences your joints in a couple or ways. ...click here to read more

How to Locate and Eliminate Hidden Sugars from Your Diet

Sugar has been public enemy number one for a couple of years. Sugar intake—by way of added sugars to processed and refined foods—is a significant contributor to several contemporary health issues. Type-2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease risk, and more can all be influenced by sugar intake. High sugar intake may also influence pain and cause ...click here to read more

Happiness’s Central Role in Health and Longevity

A new study is showing that attitude and outlook may be central to a long, healthy life. The study found that people who were happy with themselves and their well-being lived longer and healthier than their less enthusiastic counterparts. And it was a pretty big difference too. Both women and men who reported enjoying their ...click here to read more

Patience: The Key to Exercising Safely

No matter what your fitness goals are, the key to reaching them is patience. When haste takes over, the risk for injury goes way up whether you’re trying to build stronger muscles, lose weight, or lead a more active lifestyle. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine started a new exercise program. I would ...click here to read more

Get Ready for the “Wonder Drug”

Doctors have begun to prescribe a treatment that’s been called a “wonder drug” by some. The thing is, you don’t drink or swallow it. Quite frankly, it isn’t at drug at all. And here’s the kicker: you’ve likely been doing it since you were about a year old. Walking—that’s right, walking—might be the most beneficial ...click here to read more

Potential Way to Handle Dizziness

One of the realities of aging can be dizziness. A common cause is something called positional vertigo, or benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (also known as B.P.P.V.). B.P.P.V. is typically the result of age, when microscopic “stones” attached to the ends of hair cells in the ear become dislodged. When in the proper position, these stones ...click here to read more